>repetitive as fuck going through the first 25 rounds in
>normal, then losing off one Ryu jump-in combo and having to
>start over aaaallll over again.

I finally made it through normal with every character. I had to try about 5 times per the last 6 or so characters. And yeah...a lot of dying on round 29 or 30. As it stands, I do not think it is gonna happen on hard or hell. My average as hell Birdie deserves them colors tho!

And yes...Capcom showed their whole ass with this silly af mode being a pillar of gameplay at launch. And locking down them colors with it too? Damn shame. And I can't be convinced that the mode doesn't negatively influence how some folks approach ranked battles.

It's almost too perfect that Ryu and dictator are usually the ones who come through with some absurdly damaging psychic counter to kill you off. Ea sports folks prolly snicker watching this survivor ai like 'damn..they just programmed this shit to cheat'.

We're a few days away from some cool first updates. I'm amped.